English

Noun

painstakingness ‎(uncountable)

1. The state or characteristic of being painstaking; the giving of careful attention to details.^[1]
   • 1993, Joseph Heller and Adam Sorkin, Conversations with Joseph Heller , ISBN 9780878056354, p xii:

     The painstakingness of Heller the craftsman comes through most strongly in these descriptions of the hard work he puts into his novels.

Synonyms

• meticulousness, scrupulousness

References

1. ↑ Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd ed., 1989.